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GIEWS Special Report - Southern Sudan, 21 January 2008

Year of publication 2008

Pages 45

Author Trade and Markets Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Category Technical report

Series title Special Reports and Alerts

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) • Floods and waterlogging in parts of Southern Sudan during the May-December 2007 period have affected some 56 000 hectares of crops and nearly 90 000 households. • However, generally favourable rains and relatively few outbreaks of pests and diseases, together with improved civil security situation, have resulted in an above average cereal harvest of about 859 000 tonnes, almost similar to last year’s good level of production. • Market prices for sorghum, the main cereal staple, are general ly stable, with nominal prices even showing a declining trend in parts, reflecting the favourable outturn of the 2007 harvest and increased trade. • With a 2008 projected population of 10.22 million, including returnees, an overall deficit of about 93 000 tonnes is estimated until next harvest towards the end of the year. This excludes an estimated 159 000 tonnes of cereals produced in the mechanised sector, but which are destined for Northern Sudan...

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